also: ぼしん
Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 5th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 戊 (Earth) and the earthly branch 辰 (Dragon). Used in historical dating and astrology.
See also: 干支
The Boshin War began in 1868.
The next Earth Dragon year is 2048.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term; reading ぼしん is the normal Sino-Japanese reading.
Native Japanese reading of the same kanji; rarely used in modern contexts.
From the combination of the celestial stem 戊 (Earth) and the earthly branch 辰 (Dragon) in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle.